Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal
My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou
Tag: Mother
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G’Mom Dynamite is 83!! In the morning, she enjoys her duo of a cup of freshly ground Joe with her smokes. Like, a hot apple a la mode served with creamy vanilla bean ice-cream, the two pair nicely. When she gets up in the morning, I encourage her to pick something healthy to eat. I…
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Happy Birthday Mom!! Today is mom’s 81st birthday. Talk about blessings! Well, first I am blessed to live to see my mom celebrate the milestone. Second, she’s blessed, because many folks do not live to see 81. My children have had precious years with their grandmother. The blessings are endless! “Lena,” “Florence,” “Grandma Dynamite,” “Grand mom,” whatever…
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“…You have to work hard, you have to have consistency, [and] you have to do it day in and day out…” Tony Dungy The passage is written by Tony Dungy in the forward of, Fatherhood: Rising to the ultimate challenge, by Etan Thomas with Nick Chiles. Loyal football fans, women and men are very familiar…
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“…A Psychologist told me that to change; I have to want to change. Well I don’t want to change, and I’m going to stay just the way I am!” Were the adamant words recently spoken by my mom. For seven years, I’ve lived with this mindset of hers and, although we’ve come to somewhat of…
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There is no doubt in my mind that the dynamics of a mother-daughter relationship has many layers and at some point in time, it all comes full circle. My relationship with my mother is complicated, and has been since my early teens. Is it the same for all mother-daughters? I hope not, but I do…
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